Study Section Research Foci
The following table provides descriptions of the research foci of five standing study sections that conduct peer review for the ´óÏóÊÓƵ under the Health Services Research Institutional Review Group. Select for information on the competencies, frequency of meetings, and number of members.
| Healthcare Systems & Value Research (HSVR) |
|---|
| Development of Measures/Data/Tools / Strategies for Reducing Healthcare Costs / Improving Quality of Care within Organization and/or Systems of Cares |
| Implementation & Innovation Research |
| Access and Utilization |
| Cost/Finance/Markets |
| Qualitative & Quantitative Methods |
| Delivery Systems System Focused CER |
| Organizational Studies |
| Infrastructure Building Research |
| Provider Workforce |
| Healthcare Information Technology Research (HITR) |
|---|
| Identify Challenges to Health Information Technology (HIT) Adoption and Use |
| Implementation & Innovation Research |
| Technology/Health Information Technology (Health IT) Assessment |
| Information Sciences; Dissemination |
| Qualitative & Quantitative Methods |
| Clinical/Translational Decisionmaking |
| Patient Utilities, Morbidity & Function |
| Outcome Research |
| Uses of HIT for Healthcare Quality & Cost Improvement |
| Healthcare Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (HEOR) |
|---|
| Organization and Functioning of the Healthcare Delivery and Access to improve Healthcare Effectiveness |
| Patient-Center/Consumer-Focused Healthcare Effectiveness |
| Qualitative & Quantitative Methods |
| Evidence-based Medicine |
| Innovation Research |
| Access to & Utilization of Care |
| Clinical Outcome Research |
| Health Care Decisions for Providers/Purchasers, and Policymakers |
| Innovation & Emergent Issues Research |
| Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research (HSQR) |
|---|
| Identify Risks/Hazards that Lead to Medical Errors and Find Ways to Prevent Medical Errors – Improve Patient Safety |
| Research on the scope and impact of medical errors on cost, quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of care / Impacts of Medical Errors on Costs/Qualities & Efficiencies/Effectiveness of Cares |
| Examine/Improve Medical Liability Advances in Patient Safety through Simulation Research Healthcare-associated Infection Antimicrobial Stewardship (including diagnostic stewardship) Antimicrobial Resistance (including bacteria and fungi) |
| Qualitative & Quantitative Methods |
| Evidence-based Medicine Quality Improvement Research |
| Dissemination/Translation Research Findings and Methods to Reduce Medical Errors; Quality Improvement |
| System-Level Delivery of Care |
| Environment/Culture – Level Delivery of Care |
| Innovation & Emergent Issues Research |
| Healthcare Research Training (HCRT) |
|---|
| Health Services Research Training & Career Development |
| Institutional Training & Career Development |
| Training-related Conferences/Workshops |
| Demonstrations & Evaluations |
